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Ford: New remote start option will reduce harmful emissions by up to 75%

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/Ford_s_New_Remote_Start_Reduces_Emissions_by_75'; Good news, Ford fans: The Blue Oval is finally stepping into the 21st Century by adding remote start and heated steering wheels to its line of cars and trucks. The remote start option will make its first appearance on the 2011 F-Series Super Duty pickup truck while the heated tiller will initially see the light of day in the 2011 Lincoln MKX. Following those two launches, the automaker promises that both items will infiltrate the rest of its Ford, ... Read more →

Top Ten "green" cars that met their fate during Cash for Clunkers Sebastian Blanco

One rule that all clunked cars needed to adhere to was a maximum rating of 18 MPG from the federal government, right? What wasn't required was that the clunked car be considered dirty. After all, ...

GM using bankruptcy to shirk responsibility for clunker mercury switches? Sebastian Blanco

Here's the problem: General Motors went through the bankruptcy earlier this year and was able to pawn off a lot of unwanted things onto a new company called, originally, General Motors Company ...

How Ford's Smartgauge came to pass Sebastian Blanco

A few months ago, Ford unveiled the new eco-friendly instrument cluster called the SmartGauge in the Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan hybrids. Since there's no new car to highlight right now, Ford ...

Euro-Fords could come to America as Mercurys Jeremy Korzeniewski

We've been waiting, along with pretty much everyone else in the country, for Ford to go ahead and bring over some of the desirable small cars it sells in Europe to the United States. It's been ...

2008 Mariner hybrid costs $2K less than 2007 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The hybrid price war is heating up. Mercury has released pricing for the 2008 Mariner hybrid. It's $26,620 and 2WD. The 2007 Mariner Hybrid was only 4WD and $28,615. Okay, maybe the price is lower because it's 2WD and not 4WD. I guess the price drops maybe a response to the loss of some tax ...

Ford of India's new SUV/polar bear ad could be considered a tad insensitive 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Something tells me that Ford of America and Ford of India do not share any information or assistance when it comes to advertising and marketing strategies. With all of the thought that apparently goes into advertising, one might think that somebody would have realized that this new ad in India - ...

2006 Mercury Mariner Hybrid: In the Autobloggreen garage, Day 4-5 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Probably one of the main reasons for a consumer to consider the Mercury Mariner Hybrid is clearly the promise of excellent fuel economy for a compact SUV. The hybrid powertrain delivers a driving experience very much like a traditional gasoline only powered car. The hybrid architecture for the ...

2006 Mercury Mariner Hybrid: In the Autobloggreen garage, Day 3-4 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

For our second installment of the Mercury Mariner Hybrid review, we'll be spending some more time inside the car, and driving the car. For the average sized family, the compact Mariner SUV should be adequately spacious. Even if you are over 6 feet, and you are sitting behind a tall driver, you ...

2006 Mercury Mariner Hybrid: In the Autobloggreen garage, Day 1-2 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

The first car to show up in the AutoBlogGreen garage for a few days was a 2006 Mercury Mariner Hybrid, the slightly more upscale cousin of the Ford Escape Hybrid. The Mariner Hybrid didn't earn its spot in the ABG garage because of its luxury features, however. The main reason for us having a ...

Mercury switch replacement program offered in Oregon and Idaho 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Most of the green we talk about here at AutoblogGreen relates to a car's engine, fuel tank and/or tailpipe. Today we've got a story from the Salem, Oregon Statesman Journal about a common harmful toxin that is often found in cars, but this one's in the trunk. Turns out, until 2003, most cars used ...

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